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American Poker II

American Poker II

If you like playing poker, then you will probably love this game. In poker it's all about having the best strategy and reading your opponent's body language (for bluffs). In American Poker II you can ditch the last part, because you are playing against the computer, so you can't try to bluff and you don't need to pay attention to that. Also you can't cheat, even if you wanted to do that.

The main goal in American Poker II is to get the highest possible hand. Also, if you get better hands, you will get higher wins.

Mechanics

In this game you actually have a special card that can represent all of the other cards. This means you can complete a hand for the win by using the wild card. It looks like a joker from a basic deck.

Here are the winning hands you can make:

Five of a kind, this is very rare, you have to have 5 cards of the same value, the 5th one being the wild card

Royal Flush, you need to have the cards from 10 to King and the Ace of same symbol

Straight Flush, can be done by having five cards with their values ascending like from 5 to 9 and they need to be all of the same symbol

Full House, you need 3 cards of the same value and 2 cards of the same value

Flush, you need five cards of the same symbol like 4, 7 ,5, K, J of hearts

Straight, 5 cards in consecutive order but the symbol doesn't matter

Three of a Kind, you just need to have 3 cards of the same value

Two Pairs, that means 2 pairs of the same value

At the start of the game you are given 5 cards and you can choose which ones you want to keep or change. Of course, you need to be pretty lucky in order to get a good win, but if you pay some extra attention, you can have higher chances of winning by watching the cards that were played.

Gameplay

The gameplay is pretty easy to understand even for a complete beginner. You have the + and - sign in order to adjust your bet. If you go for the Bet Max button, you will start the game with the maximum bet you can have with you current bankroll. After you decide what you want to do, you will have to click on the deal button in order to begin the game. The five cards will appear randomly and you have to choose which one you want to keep and which one you want to replace. Pretty straightforward.
Conclusion

American Poker II is a pretty simple game, it's not hard to start playing a game and if you have a strategy, you can raise your chances of winning. If you have never played poker before, then this would be a good occasion to try it out, they are very similar. If you have played poker before, then this could be a nice change of scenery. I hope this article has given you some insight into the world of online gambling and I encourage you to try it out, even if it is just for fun.